Group therapy session cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $52.00 to $474.00, with a median of $198.00. The lowest listed price is at The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope — $146.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $171.00 at 75 hospitals.
- The median here, $198.00, is 33% above the US median of $149.40.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$52.00The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope
Median$198.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$474.00in this market
Difference9.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
median
Lowest $52.00Highest $474.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope lowest Mason, OH · (513) 536-4673 PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $90.00 | $47.00–$84.72 | 42% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pf-Group Psych Tx File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.65 | $115.00 | $28.75–$58.65 | 49% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Group Medical Psychother+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $121.20 | $202.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Group Medical Psychotherapy+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $121.20 | $202.00 | — | 40% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Goal Psychothrpy Track 1&2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $264.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Goal Psychothrpy Track 1&2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $264.00 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Goal Psychothrpy Track 1&2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $198.00 | $264.00 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Assertive Group+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.64 | $267.52 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Sensory Awareness Group Tx+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.64 | $267.52 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Stress Mgmt Group+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.64 | $267.52 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $201.00 | $268.00 | — | 25% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Iop Group Psychotherapy Not Multifamily Group File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $205.60 | $514.00 | — | 60% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Group Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $210.00 | $280.00 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Group Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $210.00 | $280.00 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Group Treatment File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $210.00 | $280.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Stress Mgmt Group Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.36 | $340.48 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Stress Mgmt Group Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.36 | $340.48 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Stress Mgmt Group Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $255.36 | $340.48 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.25 | $375.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.25 | $375.00 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Assertive Group Ph+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.40 | $375.20 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Assertive Group Ph+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.40 | $375.20 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Group Psychotherapy Ph+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $281.40 | $375.20 | — | 25% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Iop Alcohol/Drug Serv 3 Hrs+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $288.00 | $480.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Iop Alcohol/Drug Serv 3 Hrs+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $288.00 | $480.00 | — | 40% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB PARTIAL HOSP 7-24 HRS+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $371.41 | $371.41 | — | — |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Intensive OP Prog (Iop) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $460.32 | $613.76 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Intensive OP Prog (Iop) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $460.32 | $613.76 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Intensive OP Prog (Iop) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $460.32 | $613.76 | — | 25% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC PSYCHTHERAPY GROUP (HOURLY) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $474.00 | $474.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $198.00, highest $474.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $200.64. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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